The Appling County Board of Education (BOE) voted during its regularly scheduled meeting on March 23 to choose IE2 as the option for the local school system. The BOE had to make a state mandated choice between three options, IE2, Traditional and Charter. Superintendent Scarlet Copeland stated that after lengthy discussion between the BOE, Leadership Team and local school officials, IE2 is the most feasible with the needed flexibility to help the system. Choosing IE2 allows the system to request waivers much like the current system and is a contract between the local BOE and the State Board of Education. Under IE2 the local system will be required to meet targets and performance mandates set by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement and could face consequences if those mandates are not met, including conversion to a Charter School System, probation, creation of a remedial action plan or operation by a successful school system or school operator.

Other action

The following personnel action was approved, hire Mairely Garcia as bilingual migrant student service provider paraprofessional at Appling County Primary School (ACPS), resignations of Gayle Carter, Glenda Coleman, Susan Fennell, Anthony Tillman, Cynthia Petway and Diane Boatright. The BOE also opened the following positions flex bus driver, two paraprofessional positions at ACPS, special education paraprofessional position at ACPS, math teaching position at Appling County Middle School (ACMS) and science teaching position at ACMS.

Chairperson Cindy Tomberlin was appointed GSBA’s delegate with vice chair Stewart Reeves as the alternate.

The textbook budget for 2016, board minutes from February 2015, financial reports from January 2015, Ombudsman contract at a cost of $173,040 were approved.
Ellen Carter, School Nutrition Director presented the Local Wellness Policy EEE to the BOE and after 30 days to allow for review will be approved at a upcoming meeting.

Transportation Director Charles Vann gave an update on the Bus Shop with the low bid for concrete or asphalt was Joey Hires at $250,000.00 base bid with an additional cost of $54,540.00 for concrete options. BOE approval will be made at the next meeting.

Work Session on April 16

During a regularly scheduled work session on April 16 a motion was made by Stewart Reeves with a second by Jeffery Miller to approve the 2015-2016 personnel recommendations for the upcoming school year. The motion was approved as Reeves, Miller, and Cindy Tomberlin voted in favor of the motion, Armon Griffis abstained with Randy Crawford not in attendance.

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